Does Lee Enterprises pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Lee Enterprises employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Lee Enterprises. This rating has improved by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Lee Enterprises?

36% of Lee Enterprises employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Lee Enterprises 3.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.7 for culture and values and 2.7 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Lee Enterprises?

Account Executive (21) , Reporter (21) , Customer Service Representative (20) , Page Designer (18) , Designer (10) , Sales Representative (10) , Editor (9) , District Manager (8) , Manager (7) , Journalist/Reporter (6) , News Reporter (6) , Copy Editor (5) , Graphic Designer (5) , Sales Manager (5) , Circulation Manager (4)

What are the pros of working at Lee Enterprises according to real employee reviews?

"Great people to work with." ((in 31 reviews)); "Benefits are good." ((in 24 reviews)); "Great coworkers but little else positive" ((in 20 reviews)); "Freedom, good commission pay, not very hard" ((in 9 reviews)); "Some of the employees were friendly." ((in 6 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Lee Enterprises according to real employee reviews?

"low pay and no increase" ((in 46 reviews)); "Poor management in an industry that needs creative ideas in order to survive." ((in 40 reviews)); "Constant layoffs makes you wonder if you're next." ((in 17 reviews)); "This manager was also fantastic." ((in 12 reviews)); "upper management is always looking for ways to cut hours in our department even though we are already coming away with 20" ((in 9 reviews))

What are employees saying about Lee Enterprises layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Lee Enterprises layoffs and their outlook for job security at Lee Enterprises in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Lee Enterprises locations?

Davenport , Munster , Saint Louis , Omaha , Madison , Lincoln , Waterloo , Missoula , Richmond , La Crosse , Tulsa , Albany , Charlottesville , Billings , Longview , Carbondale , Decatur , Crown Point , Bloomington , Twin Falls , Provo , Moline , Buffalo , Racine , Flagstaff , Hamilton , Butte , Fremont , Blair , Casper

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Lee Enterprises

Lee Enterprises reviews

3.1

36% would recommend to a friend

(461 total reviews)

Mary E. Junck

67% approve of CEO

20% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.5

Work/Life balance

3.1

Compensation and benefits

3.0

Diversity & inclusion

2.8

Senior management

2.7

Culture & values

2.7

Career opportunities

Lee Enterprises has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 461 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Lee Enterprises employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Media & Communication industry (3.7 stars).

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Reviews by job title

461 reviews

2.0

Jul 25, 2014

not a bad place to work if you don't need money.

Packaging

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Easy work, night hours, ummm..... with in walking distance of a gas station...

Cons

no set schedule (pro or con depending what your looking for) split shift(6:30-9:30 back at 11:00-2:30) some days you only work 3 hours(with some help from packaging supervisors other wise there would be days you only receive 1.5) keep in mind you get 4 hours pay for calling in sick. there has been a pay freeze since 2010 upper management is always looking for ways to cut hours in our department even though we are already coming away with 20-25 hour weeks even with the limited hours still manages to b 5-6 days a week due to upper management not letting supervisors hire more people out dated equipment unwilling to work around your schedule (cant get another job, go to college, plan much out side of the week)

1.0

Jul 18, 2014

Very disappointing

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Decent co-workers to start with, but the company culture creates animosity.

Cons

Micromanagement, uncertain work environment due to many layoffs and zero team loyalty.

1.0

Jul 3, 2014

Horrible Experience

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Casual environment with generally friendly co-workers overall. Lots of promises of improvement to come but lack of execution. Not much else was positive.

Cons

There was lack of training and management seemed annoyed anytime people tried to talk to them. There also does not seem to be much room for advancement. The atmosphere is very childlike with people clearly on rather long personal phone calls.

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Jobs at Lee Enterprises

Distribution Center Manager

Munster, IN

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Application Developer

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